gratis

«gratis» in Mova's school dictionary: Free of charge; without having to pay — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (gratis); adjective (gratis)

meaning for a pupil

(formal or informal) Free of charge; without having to pay. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in shops and adverts or as a jokey word in speech: «you get the second one gratis». It tells the reader no money is needed. Phrases: for gratis, gratis and for nothing.

examples

• The museum lets children in gratis. tree →
• Buy one cake and get another gratis. tree →
• He fixed my bike gratis because we are friends. tree →
• Programs that are free to use are sometimes called gratis software. tree →
• The drinks at the party were gratis. tree →
• You can have this old toy gratis. tree →
• The students, even those who had board and lodging gratis, left the city. tree →

note

From Latin. Pronounced GRAH-tis or GRAT-is. «For gratis» is common but repeats the idea. The usual word is «free». Not the same as «gratitude» (thankfulness), though related in origin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gratis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.